Running back, Tennessee, 2022–⁠24

Dylan Sampson

Number
No. 6
Height
5′11″
Weight
201 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA
Born
Sep 14, 2004, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Dylan Sampson played running back at Tennessee (2022–⁠24). The Cleveland Browns took Sampson in round 4, No. 126 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,491
Rushing yards, 2024 (Tennessee, 10–⁠3)
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2024
Drafted
No. 126
Round 4, 2025 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

178rushing yards, career highat Vanderbilt, 20244rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kent State, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tennessee583976.8680
2023Tennessee1066035.7744
2024Tennessee2581,4915.82256
Career4222,4915.93580

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tennessee3248.0019
2023Tennessee1717510.3137
2024Tennessee201437.2021
Career403428.6137

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Tennessee6RBFr.
2023Tennessee6RBSo.
2024Tennessee6RBJr.5′11″201

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Tennessee610.2784th (n=470)0.1416.410%0.27
2023Tennessee1270.3184th (n=450)0.1739.515%0.28
2024Tennessee2800.2577th (n=434)0.1669.929%0.27

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Tennessee 13 games, 1,491 rushing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ChattanoogaW 69–⁠312124356329
Sep 7vs.NC StateW 51–⁠1020132234337
Sep 14vs.Kent StateW 71–⁠01310142214
Sep 21atOklahomaW 25–⁠152492116––
Oct 5atArkansasL 14–⁠1922138253111
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 23–⁠172711232327
Oct 19vs.AlabamaW 24–⁠1726139236––
Nov 2vs.KentuckyW 28–⁠182714221719
Nov 9vs.Mississippi StateW 33–⁠14301491331−3
Nov 16atGeorgiaL 17–⁠3119101127316
Nov 23vs.UTEPW 56–⁠01177114225
Nov 30atVanderbiltW 36–⁠232517802826
Dec 21 ✦atOhio StateL 17–⁠42260312
2023 Tennessee 12 games, 603 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.VirginiaW 49–⁠13135231119
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 30–⁠13380319
Sep 23vs.UTSAW 45–⁠1411139244120
Sep 30vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠20949112242
Oct 14vs.Texas A&MW 20–⁠1392501219
Oct 21atAlabamaL 20–⁠3442801229
Oct 28atKentuckyW 33–⁠271775124439
Nov 4vs.UConnW 59–⁠3528017223
Nov 11atMissouriL 7–⁠36320014213
Nov 18vs.GeorgiaL 10–⁠38290812
Nov 25vs.VanderbiltW 48–⁠24103709––
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaW 35–⁠020133031––
2022 Tennessee 9 games, 397 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠101032110119
Sep 17vs.AkronW 63–⁠6857227––
Oct 8atLSUW 40–⁠1321409––
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 65–⁠241362145––
Oct 29vs.KentuckyW 44–⁠61101––
Nov 12vs.MissouriW 66–⁠2489814217
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaL 38–⁠6342041−2
Nov 26atVanderbiltW 56–⁠012131180––
Dec 30 ✦vs.ClemsonW 31–⁠14––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′8⅛″
Weight200 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan73″
40-yard dash4.46 sW
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press13 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Cleveland Browns1565175033271
2026 (so far)Cleveland Browns100000
NFL career1665175033271

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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